Blog Posts in March, 2016

No Floridian needs to be reminded that spring break is upon us. Thousands of young people from all over the country are beginning to descend upon our beaches. Of course, alcohol, and copious amounts of it, have become part of the spring break ritual. Those of us who live here, particularly in South Florida, and drive the roadways regularly have to be extra vigilant about young people who are ...

The mother of a fidgety toddler says that she notified Evenflo of a serious safety issue with its Transitions Three-in-One Combination Booster Seat and wonders how many other parents did as well before the company took action to recall more than 56,000 seats. The problem is that children may be able to reach the adjuster button, loosen the internal harness of the seat and climb out of it. The ...

A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can be devastating to the person diagnosed and to the entire family. However, the wrong diagnosis or failure to diagnose any form of dementia can be even worse. It can delay treatment that could help slow the progression of the disease or ease the symptoms. One particular type of dementia that most people probably haven't heard of is frontotemporal dementia. It's ...

The findings of a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine may or may not be comforting to our readers. The study found that just one percent of doctors were behind nearly one-third of malpractice claims paid between the beginning of 2005 and the end of 2014. The good news may be that these "frequent flyers," as one of the authors of the study termed them, may be able to be ...